Windows Update Tab

The Windows Update tab allows you to customize settings for Windows Update. When you first create a Windows Update Task, you will be given an option to modify the default settings in the Windows Update tab. Modifying the default settings is not mandatory. Windows Update will be performed even with the default settings. The settings in the Windows Update tab will apply to all Windows Update tasks.

The Deep Freeze Windows Update tab settings override the Windows Update settings on the computer.

The settings in the Windows Update tab can be customized as follows:

Allow Deep Freeze to choose how Windows updates are downloaded: – select this checkbox to allow Deep Freeze to choose how Windows updates are downloaded. The following options are available:

• Select the Windows Updates download options:

  • Do not cache Windows updates – select this option to download Windows updates only during the Windows Update task.

  • Cache Windows updates –select this option to download when the computer is in a Frozen or Thawed state and install during the Windows Update Task. This option creates a 10 GB ThawSpace and the Windows Updates are stored in the ThawSpace to ensure that Windows Update files are persistent across multiple reboots.

    For Windows 10 and above: When Cache Windows updates is selected, the drive letter drop-down list is enabled. Select a drive letter from the drop-down list to assign as the hidden drive letter for storing Windows Updates cache. The assigned hidden Windows Updates cache drive letter will not be visible in Windows Explorer.

    The hidden drive letter is not visible on the workstations and is only available for Windows 10 and above.

• Always retrieve updates from:

  • Microsoft Windows Update web site – select this option to download updates directly from the Microsoft Windows Update web site.

    You can opt to download Critical and Security Updates, Critical, Security, and Features Updates or All Updates.

    • Critical and Security updates – Select this option to download Critical and Security updates.

    • Critical, Security, and Features updates – Select this option to download Critical, Security as well as Features updates.

    • All updates – Select this option to download all updates.

  • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) – select this option to download from WSUS server. Specify the SUS/WSUS Server. Optionally, select Use WSUS Target and specify the target. Microsoft SUS client and SUS/WSUS server can be downloaded at: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus.

A log file is created for each individual computer and is stored locally on the computer.

The default name for the Deep Freeze Windows Update Log file is DFWuLogfile.log and can be found at:

C:\Program Files\Faronics\Deep Freeze\Install C-[X]\DFWuLogfile.log (32-bit systems) and C:\Program Files (x86)\Faronics\Deep Freeze\Install C-[X]\DFWuLogfile.log (64-bit systems).

• You cannot change the name or location of the log file.

• The Deep Freeze Log file and the Windows Update log file (at c:\windows\windowsupdate.log) are very useful for troubleshooting your Windows updates.

• X is an incremental value depending on how many times you have installed Deep Freeze on the computer.

Contact Faronics Support for help troubleshooting the DFWuLogfile.log (at http://support.faronics.com).

Contact Microsoft Support for troubleshooting Windows Update Errors. (See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602).

Also see Microsoft KB 902093 How to read the Windows Update log file found at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093/ or visit http://support.microsoft.com.